Join Andrew Fairbairn for a practical workshop designed to build your confidence in navigating the NDIS for you or your loved one. This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to understand how the NDIS works, access the right funding supports, and make the most of your NDIS plan. You will learn how to engage support workers, coordinate supports, and advocate to achieve meaningful goals and live a good life. About Andrew Andrew is a Left Trans Tibial (below knee) amputee of 11 years. He has many years of experience both on the inside and the outside of disability systems, on boards and committees and has strong networks across the disability sector with disabled people, family members and the not for profit and government sector. *This workshop is tailored for people living with, or caring for, Rare Genetic and Undiagnosed (RGU) conditions. If you are unsure whether this workshop is right for you, please get in touch with us at info@alike.org.au.

The South Metro Peer Network provides a welcoming space for Peer Support Groups and organisations based in the South Metro area to network, share information, and access training and education that will support their work in the local community. It provides quarterly meetings throughout the year, building stronger connections between local groups, and having a strong focus on place-based needs and solutions. This month's workshop - Grants and Fundraising - is an interactive session covers the basics of fundraising and grant writing. Learn how to build and maintain a fundraising program, identify suitable funding opportunities and prepare a strong grant application. Come with your project ideas and details of grants programs you are preparing for. Meetings include round robin, workshop, and networking morning tea. Registration essential for catering purposes.

Are you interested in starting a Peer Support Group, or are you in the early stages of developing and delivering a group? This free workshop provides the foundational steps to develop the purpose, vision and mission of your Peer Support Group through an active learning process.

Please join Alike WA for its 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting and the launch of our 2026-2029 Strategic Plan, followed by a networking sundowner.

Please join Alike WA for its 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting, followed by a networking sundowner.

This networking session is an opportunity for those living with or caring for someone with a Rare, Genetic or Undiagnosed (RGU) condition to come together and create a safe space to chat with other people going through the same or similar circumstances. Special presentation - Health Advocacy and Consumer Leadership with Health Consumers’ Council Come and join the Engagement and Advocacy teams at the Health Consumers’ Council for a chance to hear about what they do and how they support health consumers in WA. The team will talk about the importance of giving feedback to health services, where the right place for feedback is, and how to do it. You will hear what to expect in response to your feedback and learn why giving feedback is one of our health rights. You will also learn how to access your health information, including accessing medical records from your doctors and health providers, My Health Record and Manage my Care. The team will also give some tips about getting the most out of those valuable medical appointments, and how you might want to prepare for them. The team will also talk about how you can use your experience as a consumer rep, some of the opportunities out there for consumer representatives and lived experience reps. The team will talk about how to get started and why consumer reps are vital to ensuring safer and more person-centred health services. *This workshop is tailored for people living with, or caring for, Rare Genetic and Undiagnosed (RGU) conditions. If you are unsure whether this workshop is right for you, please get in touch with us at info@alike.org.au.